Wikipedia is not "like everyone else.". We were specifically told NOT to use 503 errors, because they index us different than the rest of the Internet.
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On Jan 18, 2012, at 3:32 PM, OQ overlordq@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Ryan Lane rlane32@gmail.com wrote:
So you know, we were asked by the search engines to not change our response codes. They said it would just make their jobs harder. We aren't indexed like every other site.
Strange considering google said to use 503s so it would make their job easier.
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